A New Dawn for Kenya

From the book, Out of a Storm by Jason Njenga, developed with John Mwazemba: On December

12, 1963, Kenya awoke to a new dawn. The Union Jack was

lowered, and in its place, the black, red, and green of the

Kenyan flag rose proudly into the morning sky. From the crowded streets of Nairobi,

the still waters of Mombasa, to the quiet hills of Nyeri, joy erupted.

President Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya’s founding father, addressed the nation, stirring hearts

and igniting dreams. The chains of colonialism had been broken, and in their place stood a people united

by resilience and vision. The air was thick with possibility. Farmers returned